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I have experience with cordless circular saws. The ryobi 18 volt. I knew when I pressed the trigger that is was not going to make it through that 8' 3/4 plywood. I bought it two years ago and never had the opportunity to use it. The other tools that came in the combo worked great, but not the circular saw. Do not buy a combo pack with a circular saw, unless you already have a corded saw.

2 and a half weeks still not repaired yet.
I got this saw as part of a six tool combo. It was defective within a couple weeks of very light use. I had to slap the side of the motor with the trigger pressed for it to start up. When it did start, it sounded like a blender with rocks for bearings. I called Dewalt to get it repaired, took it to the factory owned service center in Columbus Ohio. The guy said he would call me in 2 days. I have called three times and its been 2 and half weeks so far. They were still waiting on the parts. They could have sent a new tool from Mexico to Columbus in that time already. I asked if they could just swap out my tool for a reconditioned one (also from Mexico), He said they don't have any in stock. Well they don't have the parts to fix mine in stock either.

I am very disappointed with this saw. Yes the trigger safety is very poorly designed, and the seam where the plastic housing meets under your finger will dig into your hand too. AND it sounds horrible, not smooth at all.

I have the 15ga. nailer, which is great and rest of the combo is okay, except the Impact driver's bit holder sucks, but now that the blue and red companies are expanding the lithium line ups, I will seriously consider making the switch to a new system.

Milwaukee's new M18 system looks good, but if Bosch redoes the cordless miter saw and hand planer with a lion battery, well we'll see.

3 years and counting....
I thought i was just picking up a trim saw when i bought this 3 years ago.
Apparently i was wrong. I am a handyman/carpenter by trade and have used this thing to rip 1x and plywood, crosscut 2x anything...and it takes it. I keep 3 different blades and always try to use the appropriate one for the material i am cutting and of course, a fully charged battery.
The last framing job i did, i used this thing to cut over 250 2x4's for the walls. The corded Makita sat unused for two days.
For all the criticism of this saw, it does the job for me...for 3 years now of daily and sometimes abusive use.
But, as always, the Dewalt batteries suck so i keep 3-4 charged all day.

Great saw!
I purchased this saw as a companion tool to my other 18 volt DeWalt tools. I already own
several battery packs and chargers so the "bare saw" option seemed great - a cordless saw (DeWalt no less) for around $50, how can one beat that? I used it all day on the first day and found it very easy to use with plenty of power and the blade speed was more than adequate for framing material cutting. I had absolutely no problem getting used to the safety device on the trigger (contrary to another reviewer's experience). The saw I purchased was the one from MaxTool and was pleased that it was a little more than a "bare tool". It included the blade wrench, carbide blade, and edge guide with the saw - in other words - you get everything in the picture plus an edge guide! I cannot speak for the other dealers, but this MaxTool really exceeded my expectations.

DeWAlt cordless saw
Be careful with this saw it may look like a toy but it isn't. It has tons of power and can cut or rip 2x4's all day.